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Behind the Sun

Brazilian badlands, April 1910. Tonho is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother. The young man knows that if he commits this crime, his life will be divided in two: the twenty years he has already lived and the few days he has left to live, before the other family avenges their son's death. He is torn between fulfilling his ancestral duty and rebelling against it, urged by his younger brother Pacu. That's when a tiny travelling circus passes through the vast badlands where Tonho's family lives.

1h 35m2001TMDb 7.4

Portuguese

Crew and Cast

Storyline

Brazilian badlands, April 1910. Tonho is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother. The young man knows that if he commits this crime, his life will be divided in two: the twenty years he has already lived and the few days he has left to live, before the other family avenges their son's death. He is torn between fulfilling his ancestral duty and rebelling against it, urged by his younger brother Pacu. That's when a tiny travelling circus passes through the vast badlands where Tonho's family lives.

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Info

Original title
Abril Despedaçado
Status
Released
Released
12 December 2001
Runtime
1h 35m
TMDB score
7.4 / 10 (136 votes)

Production

Director
Walter Salles
Studios
Bac Films, Dan Valley Film, Haut et Court
Countries
France, Switzerland, Brazil

Languages

Original
Portuguese
Spoken
Portuguese